Traditional Trades Advancement Program - Flagstaff Area National Monuments

EPIC • Flagstaff, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service, is seeking TWO members to contribute to historic preservation projects alongside Flagstaff Area National Monuments staff. The Traditional Trades Advancement Program is intended for enthusiastic individuals who want to gain experience in the fields of historic preservation and horticulture. No education or experience in the field is necessary. For more information about the National Park Service's Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) please visit our website. For more information about ACE, please visit our website. Intern will split their 26 weeks of service between Culture Resources and Facility Maintenance Divisions, depending on work needs and special projects. For Cultural Resources, interns will work on preserving 800-year-old pueblos and cliff dwellings within Wupatki and Walnut Canyon National Monuments. Work will include assessing structures for deterioration, mixing mortar, applying mortar to eroding joints, resetting loose stones, shaping stones, and contouring water away from masonry units. For the majority of this work, the interns will be working alongside an Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps crew, as well as several NPS Staff members and Interns. In addition to physically working on masonry units at archeological sites, interns will be responsible for documenting all of their work by annotating where they worked on the wall, calculating how much material they used, and writing observations about what could be causing the deterioration to occur. This will enhance mathematics, writing, and reasoning skills. For Facility Maintenance, interns will work on finishing the reroute of the Lomaki Trail at Wupatki National Monument. Work will include rehabilitating stone curbing to the newly re-routed trail, maintaining 4,300 square feet of newly installed trail which when finished will meet Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) standards, and establishing a 90-foot connector trail between the historic and the newly constructed sections of trail. Additional work will include making improvements to the 45 linear foot Box Canyon Trail by adding 12 check-steps to mitigate ongoing erosion and replacing 45 feet of trail tread with new material. Revegetation work will be applied to 700 square feet of disturbed area after maintenance activities are complete. This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promotes exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals.

Requirements

• Must be a United States Citizen, United States National or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the United States as required by U.S. government contracts
• Members must have a High School Diploma or GED.
• Members must be ages 18-30 (up to 35 if a U.S. veteran).
• Willing and able to represent ACE and the partner organization in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner.
• Ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group.
• A current and valid form of ID (will be required to provide copies of ID's upon hiring)
• Members will need a personal vehicle/mode of transportation to get from housing at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (SUCR) to their service location each day. Work will either be at SUCR or Walnut Canyon National Monument (WACA)
• Willing to undergo and must pass the required criminal history checks
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• ACE Members will need to complete bi-weekly timesheets, beginning of term feedback forms, end of term evaluations and for longer terms, a mid-term evaluation.
• Member may not participate in any prohibited activities as listed in the Member Service Agreement.

Nice To Haves

• Ability and willingness to learn and work independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Deep interest in history, historic preservation, and/or the environment.

Responsibilities

• Assessing structures for deterioration
• Mixing mortar
• Applying mortar to eroding joints
• Resetting loose stones
• Shaping stones
• Contouring water away from masonry units
• Documenting all of their work by annotating where they worked on the wall, calculating how much material they used, and writing observations about what could be causing the deterioration to occur
• Rehabilitating stone curbing to the newly re-routed trail
• Maintaining 4,300 square feet of newly installed trail which when finished will meet Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) standards, and establishing a 90-foot connector trail between the historic and the newly constructed sections of trail
• Making improvements to the 45 linear foot Box Canyon Trail by adding 12 check-steps to mitigate ongoing erosion and replacing 45 feet of trail tread with new material
• Revegetation work will be applied to 700 square feet of disturbed area after maintenance activities are complete

Benefits

• Living Allowance: The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $720/week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly.
• This position is part of the Public Land Corps Hiring Authority: Members serving under this agreement must meet the PLC Eligibility Requirements to be considered for this position. Members may be eligible for a federal hiring authority upon completion of their term of service and 640 hours of service. If the duration of a PLC-eligible term is not long enough for Members to accrue 640 hours of service (~16 weeks), the total hours served at the completion of the term may be eligible to be combined with hours accrued from another PLC-eligible term to meet the 640 hours requirement.
• Housing: ACE members will be accommodated in provided housing at no cost for the duration of the term. Housing will be located at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, just outside of Flagstaff, AZ. Housing is a shared house- interns will have a private bedroom and shared bathroom. No pets or spouses are allowed.
• Provided Training/Orientation: ACE members will receive position specific training and an orientation outlining ACE policies and procedures, clear guidance on prohibited activities, and networks for support.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees